Movie News
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Town Talk: Building a beautiful home that meets its own energy needs
June 29, 2018 - 2:00 PM
PASSIVE ACTION: CORE Energy Recovery Solutions CEO James Dean knew all about heat exchangers and in-structure climate control when he considered building a passive house. Those Swedish/German-developed airtight buildings are energy-efficient enough to pump electrical power into a utility rather than vice-versa. But when wife Janet Allan said, “They’re all ugly,” Dean decided to go […]
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Douglas Todd: Author of Crazy Rich Asians knows what's fuelling Vancouver
June 29, 2018 - 12:08 AM
“Eddie was a member of the Chinese Athletic Association, the Hong Kong Golf Club, the China Club, the Hong Kong Club, the Cricket Club, the Dynasty Club, the American Club, the Jockey Club, the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club and too many private dining clubs to recount. Like most upper-crust Hong Kongers, Eddie also possessed […]
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Movie Minute – Sicario: Day of the Soldado
June 28, 2018 - 7:01 PM
In this week’s Movie Minute, Postmedia film critic Dana Gee and Arts & Life editor Aleesha Harris talk about Benicio Del Toro and Josh Brolin’s re-teaming in the new Sicario: Day of the Soldado. The pair are back as no-holds-barred crimefighters battling drug cartels that have moved into the business of trafficking terrorists across the […]
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Vancouver will screen free outdoor movies in art gallery plaza
June 27, 2018 - 10:44 PM
The Vancouver Art Gallery’s north plaza, recently renamed the šx????n?q Xwtl’e7én? Square, will host an outdoor movie night every Wednesday this summer. The Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association’s Summer Movie Night on the Square lineup will kick off on July 4th. “The theme of the first Summer Movie nights on the Square series will be “cities”. […]
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Movie Minute: Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom reviewed in 60 seconds
June 22, 2018 - 5:26 PM
It’s dino time as this week’s Movie Minute with Postmedia film critic Dana Gee and Arts & Life editor Aleesha Harris is all about Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. In this new instalment of Jurassic Park franchise Owen and Claire are out to save the scaly creatures from a devastating volcanic event.
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New documentary Metamorphosis shows there is hope in the face of climate change
June 19, 2018 - 12:01 AM
Metamorphosis When: June 26-28 & July 1 Where: Vancity Theatre Tickets: viff.org Most environmental movies are in crisis mode. Their message is clear: We are going to hell in a plastic grocery bag. Despite alarm bells ringing louder than tsunami warning sirens, a pair of Vancouver filmmakers felt that maybe there was another story — […]
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MANN: All they want for Christmas is you
OPINION I get REALLY excited this time of the year. Some people live for spookiness of Halloween, and others find themselves wrapped up in the hearts and flowers of Valentine’s Day, but I am a Christmas gi